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Sir William Edward Smythe 1544 – 1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jul 1544

Birth Location: Hatfield, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1 Nov 1587

Death Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Father: Thomas Smyth

Mother: Mergeria Lytman

Spouse(s): Lady Franklin

Children(s): William Smyth

In 1544, Sir William Edward Smythe of Whitford entered the world in Hatfield, Yorkshire, England, born to Thomas Smyth and Mergeria Lytman. Sir William Edward Smythe of Whitford married Lady Alice Agnes Franklin, and had children including William Smyth. Sir William Edward Smythe of Whitford passed away in 1587 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1544, Sir William Edward Smythe of Whitford entered the world in Hatfield, Yorkshire, England, born to Thomas Smyth and Mergeria Lytman.
  • Sir William Edward Smythe of Whitford married Lady Alice Agnes Franklin, and had children including William Smyth.
  • Sir William Edward Smythe of Whitford passed away in 1587 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Smyth
1520 – 1548
Birth Location: South Weald, Borough of Brentwood, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Mergeria Lytman
1520 –
Birth Location: Shute, East Devon district, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Franklin
1545 – 1613
Birth Location: Hampton, Devon, England
LF

Children(s)

William Smyth
1585 – 1654
Birth Location: Devonshire, England
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Sir Smythe's Ancestors

Self
Sir Smythe
1544 – 1587
Birth Place: Hatfield, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Thomas Smyth
1520 – 1548
South Weald, Borough of Brentwood, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Mergeria Lytman
1520 –
Shute, East Devon district, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Catheryne Allen
1490 – 1554
Deerhurst, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Smythe's Descendants

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Sir (William Edward) Smythe (26 Jul 1544 – 1 Nov 1587) m. Lady (Alice Agnes) Franklin (25 Jun 1545 – 16 Apr 1613)
  1. 1. William Smyth (1585 – 25 Jan 1654) m. Eleanor Dagdale (1590 – 1662)
    1. 1. Alice Smyth (1612 – 1692) m. Nicholas (Carkeet (will) recorded) (28 Feb 1612 – 1679)
      1. 1. Rebecca Carkeet (21 Mar 1641 – November 1742) m. John Ellery (14 May 1648 – 19 Apr 1733)
        1. 1. William Ellery (27 Jan 1676 – Jan 1759) m. Joan Wakeford (1681 – 1790)

Sir Smythe's Timeline

2 Records

1544
26 Jul 1544
Birth of Sir William Edward Smythe of Whitford in Hatfield, Yorkshire, England
Hatfield, Yorkshire, England
1587
1 Nov 1587
Age 43
Death of Sir William Edward Smythe of Whitford in Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1544
    Event Place: Hatfield, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1587
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
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